UWorld Key Points Wks 1-2 Flashcards
Pentose phosphate pathway end products (2)
NADPH and ribose 5 phosphate
SSx of polymyositis
Symmetrical proximal muscle weakness
+/- muscle aches (vs polymyalgia rheumatica)
Endomysial mononuclear infliltration is characteristic of which condition?
Polymyositis
3 antioxidant enzymes in the body
Superoxide dismutase
glutathione peroxidase
catalase
tetrahydrobiopterin is a cofactor for which 3 reactions
Serotonin synthesis
Phenylalanine –> Tyrosine
Tyrsone –> DOPA
What does retrograde arterial flow suggest
Steal syndrome (obstruction in vessel causes proximal hypotension –> branches distal to obstruction flow backwards)
2nd pharyngeal arch components (3)
Styloid process
lesser horn of hyoid
stapes
Number needed to Harm equation
NNH = 1/ARR
mechanism for nitrite therapy in Cyanide poisoning
Oxidize Fe2+ –> Fe3+ (methemoglobin) so that Hb has greater affinity for cyanide. This increases PaO2 and decreases free cyanide
Acid a-glucosidase deficiency
Pompe Disease
3 types of aspergilosis
Allergic (wheezing, patchy inflitrate)
Colonizing (aspergilloma)
Invasive (lung, brain, immunocompromised)
Northern blot
mRNA
Southern Blot
DNA
Western blot
Protein
lactose intolerance Stool pH and osmolarity
Acidic pH (lactose metabolism by gut flora produces fatty acids) Increased osmolality (increased lactose)
All cutaneous structures inferior to the umbilicus are drained by which lymph nodes
superficial cutaneous nodes
Kid with hyperkalemia, hyponatremia and hypotension
21 hydroxylase deficiency
Acute onset abdominal pain, brown urine that darkens over time
AIP
Acute intermittent porphyria Tx
Glucose (inhibit ALA synthase)
Most important cell and mediator in atherosclerosis
Platelets secreting PDGF
endothelial cells and foam cells produce PDGF too
dividing groups based on current risk factors then comparing disease prevalence at present time
Cross Sectional study
half life eq
t1/2= (0.7 x Vd)/CL
What inhibits beta oxidation of fatty acids, particularly the carnitine shuttle
Malanoyl CoA
CD14 is a unique surface marker for
Macrophages